What is Gateway?
How can I become an active
What members say about Gateway
“
In Gateway we are
accepted for who we
are, what we are and
what we do.”
Gateway is a place
 with opportunities to learn
 you are free to be yourself and come and go
as you please
 you can relax and feel at ease
 you can get involved in activities
 you can make connections with
other people living locally
 you can meet and socialise
 you can meet like minded people and peers
(people who have experience of mental
health issues and emotional distress)
 you can develop and grow
 you can be inspired and get creative
 you can give and receive peer support
 you can talk over problems
 you can share experiences and hope
 you’ll definitely want to get out of the house
for!
member?
 Let other members know what is
going on in drop-in and outside of
Gateway
 Keep drop-in neat and tidy
 Join one of Gateway’s various groups
 Support other members Mental Health Project
 Provide a listening ear, be there if
someone needs to talk
 Share your knowledge and skills for e.g. in
a Member’s Hour
 Start a hobby group e.g. a cinema group
Confidentiality in Gateway:
Your confidentiality is important. We do not
discuss members with anyone including your
family, medical team or other members.
However there might be times when we might
need to breach confidentiality but only in the
following instances:
 If you tell us that you will harm yourself or
another person.
 If we become aware a child is at risk, we
have a statutory obligation to notify child
protection services.
If we need to breach confidentiality, we will
include and support you during this.
New Member Form
 New Member Form
Name:_____________________________
Address:
___________________________________
___________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Are you happy to be contacted by post?
Number: __________________________
Are you happy to be contacted by phone?
Are you happy to receive group texts?
Are you happy to be contacted by email?
Email:__________________________________
__________________________________________________
In Gateway, I have a responsibility to
How did you hear about Gateway?
__________________________________
Please note that Gateway Project Workers
are not medically trained in any way. They
are not medical professionals, counsellors or
carers but peers and often former members
themselves.
Signed: _____________________
Dated: _____________________
Induction given by: _______________
In Gateway, I have the right to
 Express myself and say how I’m feeling Gateway Mental
 Feel safe
 Be heard as I have a voice Health Project
 A Safe space and personal space
 Self-determination and independence
Contact us
1-2 Parker Hill
 Receive generously
Lower Rathmines Road
 Flourishing speech - within reason Rathmines
 Free choice whether people agree or Dublin 6
disagree
Tel : 01 4977005 Project Mobile: 0857521220
 Be treated with dignity and respect
Blog: www.projectgateway.blogspot.ie
 Be treated as an adult Email: info@gatewaymha.com
 Give generously
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Founded in 2004, Gateway is a peer led social
support project currently hosted by Mental
Health Ireland with a Management Committee
made up of community representatives,
members of Gateway and MHI.
Thanks for your continued support...
 Listen to other members and be Gateway is funded by the Health Service
respectful Executive, City of Dublin Education & Training
 To not cause any member to feel Board, Dublin City Council and others including
upset or unsafe Dublin South City Partnership, Dublin Bus, ESB
 Participate as much as I can to Ireland and a range of local business and public
donations over the years. If you’d like to support
support other members to participate
Gateway please contact us!
 Be aware of the needs of others
 Clean up after myself and respect our _______________________________________________________________________
drop in centre
 Be aware of how my actions and speech
affect other members
 Tolerate difference